2019 Idaho Cybersecurity Interdependencies Summit

Overview

More than 300 cybersecurity professionals, policymakers, and public and private sector members met in Boise for the 5th Annual Idaho Cybersecurity Interdependencies Summit. The Idaho Office of Emergency Management and the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region's Center for Regional Disaster Resilience collaborated to develop public/private sector partnerships for resilience in the state of Idaho through this multi-year series. The series has expanded cybersecurity capabilities of small business, government, and large industry throughout the state of Idaho.

The 2019 Summit increased cybersecurity resilience through collaboration among all stakeholders. Participants heard from several key regional cybersecurity leaders, then participated in a cybersecurity focused court case enactment to better understand the implications of cybersecurity for infrastructure. 

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The Issues:

• Development of cyber incident response plans
• Emerging cyber threats
• Identifying cross-sector interdependencies
• Communication and collaboration to build cyber resilience
• Building a diverse IT workforce

The Participants:

• C-level, Legal, IT, and HR professionals
• Private Sector: utilities, transportation, education
• Expert speakers from inside and outside Idaho
• Government officials

Speakers and Presentations

• Idaho National Laboratory's Energy Security Initiatives & Cybercore Integration Center
  • Wayne Austad, Technical Director of Cybercore Integration Center, Idaho National Laboratory
• Protecting Cyber Infrastructure from the Seafloor Up
  • Michael Boyle, Strategic Planning Director, Westin Building Exchange
• Ransomware Briefing on Specific Case Studies
  • Doug DePeppe, LLM, JD, eosedge Legal
• The Public Infrastructure Security Collaboration and Exchange System: PISCES
  • Mike Hamilton, CISO, Founder, and President of CI Security
• Are you concerned about your printer security? You should be.
  • Lindsey Hearst, Print Security Advisor, HP
• Turning the Tables
  • Dean Iacovelli, Director, Secure Enterprise, Microsoft State and Local Government
• National Cyber Exercise and Planning Program: Cyber Exercises
  • Ron Watters, Cybersecurity Advisor of Region X, Department of Homeland Security
• Idaho Information Technology Services
  • Jeff Weak, Administrator, Idaho Office of Information Technology Services

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Court Case Enactment
The Federal Dam Agency: Contractors and Inside Jobs

Click on the links below to view the materials used during the Court Case Enactment during the 5th Annual Idaho Interdependencies Summit.

Educational Slides
Dam Shame PowerPoint
FNL Dam Agency Jury Instructions

Thank you to our Summit Sponsors